Dictionary › 不由自主
不由自主
bù yóu zì zhǔ
What 不由自主 means
- idiomcan't help but; involuntarily
The characters in 不由自主
- 不bùno; not so; (bound form) not; un-
- 由yóuto follow; from; because of; due to
- 自zì(bound form) self; oneself; from; since; naturally; as a matter of course
- 主zhǔowner; master; host
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